It does’t normally do this, but the NSA just released a statement in response to the recent report a

It does’t normally do this, but the NSA just released a statement in response to the recent report about the agency’s habit of infecting millions of computers with malware and impersonating Facebook servers. Unsurprisingly, the NSA is denying everything.

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Surprise: Phone Metadata Gives Away The Most Secret of Your Secrets

Surprise: Phone Metadata Gives Away The Most Secret of Your Secrets

If you’re one of the masses who inexplicably thinks that NSA phone surveillance doesn’t matter , you’re in for a shock: new research reveals that simple analysis of cellphone metadata can reveal masses about you, from medical conditions to firearm ownership.

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NSA schemes mass internet infection and fake Facebooks

An NSA project to install spying malware on “millions” of computers around the world, dubbed TURBINE, could allow the clandestine US agency unprecedented access to “industrial-scale exploitation” in the battle … Continue reading

How International Human Rights Law Should Be Applied to NSA Spying

How International Human Rights Law Should Be Applied to NSA Spying

This past Monday, the Human Rights Committee commenced its one hundredth and tenth session in Geneva from March 10-28. During this session, the Committee will review the reports of several countries on how they are implementing the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), an international human rights treaty and one of the bedrocks of human rights protections.

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Google’s Eric Schmidt talks NSA spying, security

At South by Southwest Interactive today, Google’s Eric Schmidt spoke on the topic of NSA spying and security, touching on things like user privacy and how the Internet giant responded … Continue reading

British Spies Captured Millions of Webcam Images from Yahoo Users

British Spies Captured Millions of Webcam Images from Yahoo Users

It’s been a while since we’ve had a shocking NSA revelation, so you probably thought all the madness was over. Welp, you were wrong. Very, very wrong.

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WSJ: Obama Weighing Four Alternatives to NSA Phone Surveillance

WSJ: Obama Weighing Four Alternatives to NSA Phone Surveillance

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Obama administration has been presented with "four options for revamping NSA phone surveillance"—including one which would scrap it for good.

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Finally, an App That Lets Strangers Listen to Your Phone Calls

Finally, an App That Lets Strangers Listen to Your Phone Calls

While you were busy worrying about the NSA spying on you, artist -slash- software developer Lauren McCarthy made an app called Crowdpilot. It lets everybody spy on you.

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Huawei snubbed in South Korea over spying concerns

According to US officials that spoke with The Wall Street Journal, South Korea has fallen in line with US requests that sensitive communications be routed to bypass Huawei network equipment. … Continue reading

Today Is the Day the Internet Fights Back to Protect Privacy

Today Is the Day the Internet Fights Back to Protect Privacy

Mass surveillance of electronic communications is a vast, new, government intrusion on the privacy of innocent people worldwide. It is a violation of International human rights law. Without checks and balances, its use will continue to spread from country to country, corrupting democracies and empowering dictators.

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